@ken_adrian: thanks for the confirmation! I had actually used Google images to find it; just wanted someone to make sure (in case I missed some detail).

Round up will neutralize it self when it comes in contact with the soil. so do not get any on the rose and you will be fine. it also can not transfer itself to the rose trough roots. the roots are seperat from the rose they are sealed so to speak. as for grubs.... do not use milkie spore unless that is the only product you want to use to control insects in your yard. if you decide to use a different insecticide later it will kill the milkie spore and you will loose your investment. i have been doing some research on milkie spore and found out it only kills japanese beattle grubs and only these grubs, nothing else. do a little reserch on the net and you will find the same info i did. thanks Gary In Missouri

Those are all poison ivy. And big healthy established vines by the look of those blooms! What a job! If it were me, i'd don heavy duty protective gear in 2-3 layers(preferably an outer layer you can toss afterwards), and start cutting away as much as i could while it's dormant and fairly easy to work around. That won't kill it- but when it reprouts at the ground where you cut it off you can hit that with roundup and not damage other stuff. If someone in your family is more resistant to the oils, let them tackle the job. When you're cutting big vines especially, do it slowly so it doesn't splash/squirt sap around. Probably a good idea to wipe down your pruners as they get wet, too. Not sure how 'juicy' it'll be this time of year- i know at other times, the big vines are pretty sappy. It's going to be awfully hard to spray it thoroughly and not get anything else if you don't trim some of it down. You're taking some of the plant's system and weakening it some by trimming. Plus, it takes more spray if you leave it as it is than if you trim. Best of luck! As others have said- be very careful, and wash with technu really well afterwards. If you do end up with a rash, zanafel works pretty well at reducing the time you have it (it's expensive, though). There are a couple of prescription creams that will help tremendously in drying it up as well, and they aren't commonly known. The steroids and shots do work, but i don't like dealing with either one. The dormant vines can still give you a whopper of a rash, and the sap is the worst. If it were me, and this rental had it before you moved in, i'd ask the landlord if they'd knock off a little rent or pay for the weed killers for you. It's a nasty job, and you should get some compensation.

I'm on a low dose of Dexamethasone now: It "is a potent anti-inflammatory and immunosuppressant drug, used to treat a number of inflammatory, allergic, rheumatic, endocrine, dermatologic, and autoimmune disorders." I only got the poison ivy on my forehead on Mother's Day. Working in DD2's yard. :-/ The second I touched my glove to my head I thought 'I bet you just gave yourself PI." I hadn't seen it, I know what it looks like. By Wednesday, I had just a few lines on my forehead at my hairline. Not bad, not really itchy. I went out of town for 5 days on Thursday. Got home Monday and went to the doctor on Tues or Wed when it started coming up on my arm - head was fine and has been fine. The VERY first time I got PI, it was VERY bad. I've always heard since then 1st case bad = bad allergy to if for life. I've had it so bad before (but not in the last 5 years since we moved!) that my legs would almost be covered in red, itching, oozing yuck! Since I had such a serious case the first time I contracted PI (playing kick the can with my cousins and must have laid down all in it to hide - I was probably 12yo) when I get it now, it gets systemic. So the doctor told me this time that it's not really PI that I am breaking out with. She compared it to hives, but it's not hives. TTYTT, I just wanted anything to get rid of it, because if you saw the "eye lid" thread, you would know I'm having my 50th Bday surgery next week and the nurse at my pre-op said if I came in the day of surgery with the rash on my arms they would NOT do surgery! Well, I've been thinking of doing this for years now and if I cannot have it on the 29th, I have to wait until fall. DD2 is probably getting married in September. It's now or I have to wait. :( The doctor said something about the Tagament for my stomach, but I don't really remember exactly what she said - I know, bad patient. But I trust her. Something about people asking "why are you giving me something for my stomach if I have hives or PI?" She explained, I just didn't absorb. Hard to listen sometimes when you're itching...and worried about surgery being postponed! lol Ok I need to go to bed. It's almost 1am. But I've gotten a lot done today! ;D Hope everyone w/PI or mango rash is feeling better today. I'll get DH to buy some bananas in the morning, when he goes to get me another watermelon.